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    Akira Toriyama passes away at age 68

    Rest in Peace. Let us not take our time for granted.
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    What's your game(s) of the year

    Game of the Year is easily Balder's Gate 3, the definition of a game made with love. It is so full of detail, impactful choices, alternate ways to play, of interesting characters, that I will probably be playing it for the coming years. It also gets D&D mechanics and world-building down...
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    New interview with Mori about Miura, Berserk and more

    Maybe this is all setup. Guts learns the lesson that he doesn't need his giant sword after all, because he'll defeat Griffith with the power of friendship. :troll:
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    New interview with Mori about Miura, Berserk and more

    It's been embarrassing to see Guts go through this arc. Of course, I'm being cheeky in my phrasing, but do you disagree that Mori and Studio Gaga have represented Guts falling into depression because of his inability to hurt Griffith with his sword? Or are you just embarrassed that this is the...
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    New interview with Mori about Miura, Berserk and more

    My takeaway from what Mori and crew presented is that Guts has been solely focused on becoming the best swordsman in the world in order to defeat his nemesis, and his encounter on the island has proven that Griffith is sword-proof. So it's broken his faith in his abilities, and he's wasted his...
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    New interview with Mori about Miura, Berserk and more

    If I'm being hopeful, I hope the story starts taking some interesting turns and isn't just a perfunctory drive towards Falconia with regular boss fights. Maybe Guts can grow in the Bakiraka fortress. Maybe he can undergo some additional training with the Tapasa and Silat, and his gear can be...
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    Maps of Berserk

    I wonder if Miura ever had his own map of the world of Berserk for his reference or if he avoided it so that he had more freedom to create. Too bad Mori and crew are already taking liberties with geography. It seems like we won't ever really have anything official.
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    Episode 375

    This sums it up. I can quibble about paneling and continuity in the new art, but they've done admirably considering who they are following. The main issue is the story and the dialogue. It might be the broad strokes of what Miura intended, but the specifics aren't well thought out or consistent...
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    Episode 375

    It's a Roman, then Christian, then Muslim Holy site. Istanbul has had real estate changes over the years.
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    Episode 375

    So I just got a chance to look through it, though the current translations are abysmal, so I will give some benefit of the doubt regarding dialogue. First what little praise I can give. Studio Gaga are clearly talented artists. The amount of detail is commendable, and individual panels look...
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    Episode 375

    I think at this point it's safe to assume that Mori and Studio Gaga are less familiar with the series than this Forum community. You would have thought that they'd re-read the series a few times before embarking on this, to brush up on key details in order to deliver earned payoffs. The art...
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    Episode 375

    Silly predictions: Guts will cry about his sword. The unleashed beast might make Guts randomly kill a bunch of Kushans or even prompt a rematch with Silat (because that's the series now). I'd love a two-page spread of Rickert slapping Guts out of his funk. Serpico, Isidro, and Scheirke will...
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    Summary of new information from Mori's interviews about volume 42

    Thanks for putting this together Aaz. It seems like he's aware of some of the risks and shortcomings of this approach. I wish he had more input on the dialogue.
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    Volume 42 release

    I wish it were Elden Ring gold...
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    Volume 42 release

    This cover should have been Guts crying over his sword.
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